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I have this set of dark kraft cardstock. The quality is good, but because it is so dark, I am unsure of how to put it to good use (other than as a cardbase). I thought of using some Distress Oxide Inks on them, since, having pigment property, they would show up better than other options.

I wanted the background to be in focus, and I used one of my latest additions to my stash – Concord & 9th Retro Petals Turnabout stencil. This is so much fun! I had tried it on a couple of other colors of cardstock, which I haven’t used on any cards yet, but the Distress Oxide Inks showed up very well on the dark kraft, using this stencil. For the centers, I used clear embossing and silver pearl embossing. Just look at that shine! 🙂

Once done, I was again lost – what do I do with it?! In the end, I decided to just go with a simple card, with only the addition of a sentiment. I used Concord & 9th Cuddles & Hugs die cut, stacking the part with the kraft die cut, and adding glossy accents for the top most thinnest layer. I also added glossy accents to the hearts.

Hello! After a long time of “lost mojo” mode, I decided to just make something, whether I liked it or not. The card yesterday and today are results of that thought. And, as it turned out, I did like the cards I made.. And hopefully, they’ll help me come out of this slump too.. 🙂

Anyway, here’s the second card I made –

To make this card, I first stamped a brown card base with the leafy images from Reverse Confetti Blooms n Buds, followed by a small flower image to cover up the gaps. I also added a few small dots to fill up smaller spaces. I then die cut this piece in the center using Spellbinders A2 Curved Matting Basics 2. I also mounted this on the card base, using foam tape to mount the center. I also added a dotted line on the raised piece

I then die cut a circle from white card base, embossed it using a circular die from Winnie & Walter Ring in the Celebration, and stamped the sentiment from Reverse Confetti Whole Lotta Happy. I then used some flowers – that I had stamped and cut god knows when – from Reverse Confetti Garden Bunch and leaves from WPlus9 Fresh Cut Flowers.

After adhering these flowers on the circular sentiment piece using liquid glue, I added foam tape behind the whole piece and mounted it on the card base.

At Seize the Birthday, we have ‘Anything Goes’ challenge, which means any birthday themed project goes! And here’s the sketch for the CAS(E) This Sketch challenge –

And here’s the card I made –

I used the cute little owls from Lil Inker Designs Hootie Patootie stamp set. They are just so adorable!!! I colored them using Faber Castell oil pastels, fuzzy cut them. I cut out a panel of olive green card stock using Neat & Tangled Scalloped die, which I then embossed using Spellbinders Flora embossing folder. I then foam mounted the panel over a white card base, then foam mounted the critters, clouds, balloons, and sentiment on top.

Hello! I made a CAS card some time ago, using all greens, and leaves. And now, I think I can publish it, instead of letting it stay in the drafts section any longer! 😉

I combined the small leaf stamps from Hero Arts Flower Garden and Simon Says Stamp Nutty Over You stamp sets. I arranged them on my acrylic block and used three shades of green inks to stamp – making a cha-cha-cha (phrase borrowed from Jennifer McGuire 😉 ) to get an ombre effect.

I also used distress oxide inks on a piece of scrap cardstock to get a green-black ombre, then die cut it using My Favorite Things Big Thanks die. To assemble, I die cut the leaf stamped panel using Neat and Tangled Scalloped die, foam mounted it on a white card base, and added the sentiment, which I had stacked three high.

I combined the small leaf stamps from Hero Arts Flower Garden and Simon Says Stamp Nutty Over You stamp sets. I arranged them on my acrylic block and used three shades of green inks to stamp – making a cha-cha-cha (phrase borrowed from Jennifer McGuire 😉 ) to get an ombre effect.

I also used distress oxide inks on a piece of scrap cardstock to get a green-black ombre, then die cut it using My Favorite Things Big Thanks die. To assemble, I die cut the leaf stamped panel using Neat and Tangled Scalloped die, foam mounted it on a white card base, and added the sentiment, which I had stacked three high.

Hello! So, I finally got time to spend to make some cards(?) for the superb Winnie & Walter 4th Birthday Bash challenges! Of course, I did couple it with a couple of other challenges.

Those little heart gems are from Winnie & Walter My Precious stamp set. While I could use one stamp as is, I had to modify the other a little bit. I heat embossed them in silver and used perfect pearls colors in red and pink to watercolor them, then fussy cut them.

I then used the one of the stencils from Kaiserkraft Love Quaters to blend Pumice Stone distress ink on a grey card panel, which I then die cut using Winnie & Walter Essentials: Lana’s Cutaways.